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Lewis Ambrose —
Samuel
Waldo Hart —
Smyth
M. Miles —
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Smyth, Alexander
(1765-1830) —
of Wythe
County, Va.
Born in Ireland,
1765.
Member of Virginia state legislature, 1792; member of Virginia
state senate, 1808; U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1817-25, 1827-30 (6th District
1817-21, 22nd District 1821-25, 1827-30); died in office 1830.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April
17, 1830 (age about 64
years).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Smyth, Cameron —
of Santa Clarita, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Smyth, Charles H. —
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1888.
Burial location unknown.
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Smyth, Charles L. —
of Cheboygan
County, Mich.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Cheboygan County, 1914.
Burial location unknown.
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Smyth, Clifford —
U.S. Consul in Cartagena, as of 1897.
Burial location unknown.
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Smyth, Constantine Joseph
(1859-1924) —
also known as Constantine J. Smyth —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in County Cavan, Ireland,
December
4, 1859.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1887; Nebraska
state attorney general, 1897-1900; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Nebraska, 1904,
1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee); Chief
Justice of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1917-24;
died in office 1924.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died April
14, 1924 (age 64 years, 132
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
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Smyth, Cornelius J. —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1941; appointed 1941;
defeated, 1941.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Smyth, Dana —
of Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,
2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Smyth, David J. —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1936.
Burial location unknown.
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Smyth, Edward —
of California.
Member of California
state assembly, 1877-80, 1887-89 (17th District 1877-80, 62nd
District 1887-89).
Burial location unknown.
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Smyth, Estelle —
of Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1980.
Female.
Still living as of 1980.
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Smyth, Frederick —
Chief
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1764-76.
Burial location unknown.
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Smyth, Frederick
(1819-1899) —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Candia, Rockingham
County, N.H., March 9,
1819.
Republican. Merchant;
mayor
of Manchester, N.H., 1852-55, 1864; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1857-58; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1865-67; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Hampshire, 1872
(delegation chair).
Died in Hamilton, Bermuda,
April
22, 1899 (age 80 years, 44
days).
Interment at Valley
Cemetery, Manchester, N.H.
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Smyth, Frederick
(1832-1900) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in County Galway, Ireland,
1832.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1876;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1896-1900; died in office
1900.
Episcopalian;
later Catholic.
Member, Tammany
Hall.
Suffered a debilitating attack
of vertigo, from which he never completely recovered, contracted
pneumonia,
and died, in the Dennis Hotel,
Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., August
18, 1900 (age about 68
years).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Smyth, George W. —
of Warren
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Warren County, 1839-41.
Burial location unknown.
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Smyth, George W. —
Democrat. Candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 9th District, 1950.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Smyth, George Washington
(1803-1866) —
also known as George W. Smyth —
of Jasper, Jasper
County, Tex.
Born in North Carolina, May 16,
1803.
Democrat. Delegate
to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from
District of Jasper, 1836; signer,
Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; member of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1844-45; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; U.S.
Representative from Texas 1st District, 1853-55; served in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1866.
Slaveowner.
Died in session of state
constitutional convention in Austin, Travis
County, Tex., February
21, 1866 (age 62 years, 281
days).
Interment at Texas
State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Smyth, Harper Garcia
(1873-1945) —
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March
16, 1873.
Republican. Organist; composer;
honored guest, Republican National Convention,
1924.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, August
25, 1945 (age 72 years, 162
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Smyth, Henry M. —
of Ramsey
County, Minn.
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 24, 1872.
Burial location unknown.
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Smyth, James Adger
(1837-1920) —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., June 8,
1837.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; cotton
broker; mayor
of Charleston, S.C., 1896-1903.
Died in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., April
25, 1920 (age 82 years, 322
days).
Interment at Second Presbyterian Churchyard, Charleston, S.C.
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Smyth, James G. —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1940,
1944;
U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 1st California District,
1946-51.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Smyth, James H. —
U.S. Consul General in Monrovia, as of 1884.
Burial location unknown.
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Smyth, John F. —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Republican. Postmaster at Albany,
N.Y., 1870-77; New York
Republican state chair, 1877-78, 1882-83.
Burial location unknown.
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Smyth, John Henry
(1844-1908) —
also known as John H. Smyth —
Born in 1844.
U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1878-81, 1882-85.
African
ancestry.
Died in 1908
(age about
64 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Smyth, John Kane —
U.S. Vice Consul General in Melbourne, as of 1884.
Burial location unknown.
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Smyth, John M. —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1888
(alternate), 1896,
1904.
Burial location unknown.
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Smyth, Kevin —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Smyth, Lena —
of Santa Clarita, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
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Smyth, Madlyn —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1948.
Female.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Smyth, Richard —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Supervisor
of Monguagon Township, Michigan, 1834.
Burial location unknown.
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Smyth, Robert —
of Plymouth
County, Iowa.
Dry candidate for delegate
to Iowa convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Burial location unknown.
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Smyth, Robert Lacy —
also known as Robert L. Smyth —
of California.
U.S. Vice Consul in Hankow, as of 1924; Chungking, 1925; Tientsin, 1925-26; U.S. Consul in Tientsin, as of 1927-29; Shanghai, as of 1932; U.S. Consul General in Tientsin, as of 1949.
Burial location unknown.
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Smyth, Robert M. —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 41st District, 1926.
Burial location unknown.
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Smyth, Stuart Worthington
(1879-1941) —
also known as Stuart W. Smyth —
of Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y.
Born in Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y., March
22, 1879.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; bank
director; postmaster at Owego,
N.Y., 1923-33.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Died, in St. Joseph Hospital,
Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y., April 3,
1941 (age 62 years, 12
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Smyth, Susan —
of Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn.
Candidate for Presidential Elector for Connecticut.
Female.
Still living as of 1996.
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Smyth, Sydney (d. 1944) —
of Manila, Philippines.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Philippine Islands,
1916
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Captured when the Japanese invaded the Philippines, and held at the
Santo Tomas Interment Camp (University of Santo Tomas, Manila,
Philippines). Died, as a prisoner
of war, in San Lazaro Hospital,
Manila, Philippines,
April
6, 1944.
Original interment at La
Loma Cemetery, Manila, Philippines; reinterment at Basilica
of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Quezon City, Philippines.
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Smyth, William
(1819-1898) —
of Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y.
Born in County Londonderry, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), June 19,
1819.
Republican. School
principal; newspaper
publisher; Tioga
County School Commissioner, 1858-63; village
president of Owego, New York, 1866-69; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1868;
member of New York
state assembly from Tioga County, 1872; postmaster at Owego,
N.Y., 1889-93.
Presbyterian.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died in Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y., September
27, 1898 (age 79 years, 100
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Owego, N.Y.
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Smyth, William
(1824-1870) —
of Marion, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in County Tyrone, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), January
3, 1824.
Republican. District judge in Iowa 4th District, 1853-57; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1860;
colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1869-70; died in office
1870.
Died in Marion, Linn
County, Iowa, September
30, 1870 (age 46 years, 270
days).
Interment at Oak
Shade Cemetery, Marion, Iowa.
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Smyth, William A.
(1852-1919) —
of Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y.
Born in Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y., March
14, 1852.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; bank
director; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1896,
1904
(alternate); postmaster at Owego,
N.Y., 1897-1914; director, Owego Power &
Light Company.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Royal
Arcanum; Redmen.
Died, from arteriosclerosis
and asthma,
in Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y., August
11, 1919 (age 67 years, 150
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Owego, N.Y.
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Smyth, William H. —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Georgia, 1876,
1880;
postmaster at Atlanta,
Ga., 1883-84, 1897-1902.
Burial location unknown.
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Smyth, William H. —
Union Reform candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1899.
Burial location unknown.
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Smyth, William P. —
U.S. Consul in Hull, as of 1898-99; Tunstall, as of 1905.
Burial location unknown.
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Smyth, Winfield S. —
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 24th District, 1878.
Burial location unknown.
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